Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy
Phleum alpinum
Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum
![Inflorescence of Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy: Phleum alpinum (Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum)](alpinum/alpinum4a.jpg)
A close-up of the inflorescence of alpine timothy as seen along the trail near the north trailhead to Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........July 11, 2013.
![Inflorescence of Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy: Phleum alpinum (Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum)](../../../cascade/mtadams/poaceae/phleum/alpinum/alpinum1a.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of alpine timothy as seen in a large, moist meadow along the Pacific Crest Trail about one-half mile west of its junction with the Stagman Ridge Trail #12 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness............September 13, 2008. The inflorescence of this species is shorter (up to 3 cm) than the longer, cylindrical inflorescence (5-10 cm length) of the similar Phelum pratense which can occsionally be found along horse trails here.
![Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy: Phleum alpinum (Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum)](../../../cascade/mtadams/poaceae/phleum/alpinum/alpinum1c.jpg)
The photo above shows alpine timothy as seen in a large, moist meadow along the Pacific Crest Trail about one-half mile west of its junction with the Stagman Ridge Trail #12 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness...........September 13, 2008.
![Stem leaf of Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy: Phleum alpinum (Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum)](../../../cascade/mtadams/poaceae/phleum/alpinum/alpinum1b.jpg)
The photo above shows a close-up of the uppermost stem leaf of alpine timothy as seen in a large, moist meadow along the Pacific Crest Trail about one-half mile west of its junction with the Stagman Ridge Trail #12 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness............September 13, 2008.
![Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy: Phleum alpinum (Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum)](../../../cascade/mtadams/poaceae/phleum/alpinum/alpinum2a.jpg)
The photo above shows alpine timothy as seen at the junction of the Pacific Crest Trail and Divide Camp Trail #112 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness.............September 18, 2008.
- ![Inflorescence of Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy: Phleum alpinum (Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum)](../../../cascade/mtadams/poaceae/phleum/alpinum/alpinum3b.jpg)
The photo above shows what appears to be alpine timothy as seen attrailhead for the Divide Camp Trail #112 on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams...........September 18, 2008. Click each photo to see an enlarged version.
-- ![Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy: Phleum alpinum (Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum)](../../../cascade/mtadams/poaceae/phleum/alpinum/alpinum4b.jpg)
Additional photos of alpine timothy as seen along the Round the Mountain Trail in Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........July 19, 2009.
- ![Stem leaf of Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy: Phleum alpinum (Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum)](../../../cascade/mtadams/poaceae/phleum/alpinum/alpinum5b.jpg)
- ![Alpine Timothy, Mountain Timothy: Phleum alpinum (Synonyms: Phleum alpinum var. commutatum, Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum, Phleum commutatum, Phleum commutatum var. americanum)](../../../cascade/mtadams/poaceae/phleum/alpinum/alpinum5c.jpg)
Alpine timothy as seen in Gotchen Creek Meadows, southeastern Mt. Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........August 8, 2012.
Paul Slichter